Restrained woman, 75, escapes kidnapper only to learn that her boyfriend was dead inside their home: Cops

Rynn Prairie-Rocca after his arrest in Pearce, Arizona (KTVK/KPHO/YouTube).

Cops in Arizona have arrested a man after a 75-year-old woman was kidnapped and her boyfriend was found dead in their home.

Deputies with the Cochise County Sheriff’s Office responded around 8:10 p.m. Friday to a report of a woman being kidnapped in Pearce, which is about 80 miles east-southeast of Tucson, according to a press release. The woman said she was in the workshop in the rear of her home around 3 p.m. Friday when a masked man rearing dark clothing came inside and pointed a gun at her.

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The woman told cops the man restrained her and placed a blindfold over her eyes. She subsequently heard several “loud noises” but wasn’t sure what was happening. Once night fell, the suspect moved the victim into her 2007 silver Chevrolet Avalanche and forced her into the back seat, cops wrote. Deputies say the suspect drove away from the home. Seeing an opportunity when the vehicle stopped, the woman broke out of her restraints and made a run for it.

She was able to run to a nearby home for help.

The woman told deputies the man had walked into a Dollar General and believed she was still inside when she was describing the horrifying ordeal to police. She then advised them to check on her boyfriend at her home. Deputies tried to contact anyone inside but received no answer. They forced their way into the home and found the boyfriend, a 67-year-old man, dead.